Wednesday's Denim Day recognized during Sexual Assault Awareness and Child Abuse Prevention Month
Along with Sexual Assault Awareness & Child Abuse Prevention Month recognized through April, Wednesday, April 24 is the 20th anniversary of Denim Day.
For 20 years, the organization Peace Over Violence has organized Denim Day, a rape prevention education campaign, during which community members, elected officials, businesses, and students are encouraged to make a social statement with their fashion choices on this day by wearing jeans as a visible means of protest against misconceptions that surround sexual assault.
In Carson City, last year, the Sexual Assault Response Advocates (SARA) team helped 120 victims of sexual assault, and accompanied 101 clients to their hospital exams, sheriffs' interviews, and/or court hearings. It has a dedicated team of 21 highly trained volunteers and two staff members that respond in rotation to every sexual assault call in Carson City and Lyon County. The SARA team volunteers gave 15,744 hours of service to our community in 2018. You can find them on Facebook here.
The SARA team has worked with local youth at Carson High and Boys and Girls Club of Western Nevada to create new decorated jeans. Each April, Advocates and SARA decorate Carson City with denim, and these decorated jeans are a town favorite. If you are shopping at Carson City’s local shops, be on the lookout for a pair.
DENIM COFFEE SLEEVES
SARA volunteers have been busy hand making their denim beverage sleeves. Please stop by Carson City’s local coffee shops on Denim Day, April 24th to pick up your favorite liquid refreshment with a denim sleeve! If you know a business who might be interested in showing their support for Sexual Assault Awareness Month, please contact Traci at 775-883-7654.
Carson City's Advocates to End Domestic Violence, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, has put up teal bows around downtown to help raise awareness for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
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